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Hey all,

My 5 month and 26 day old Golden Retriever, Maya, is having a bladder issue.

She continues to 'happy pee' everywhere. If I am sitting on my desk working, she will come over and get happy and pee. If she is sleeping on the sofa and I walk by, she gets happy and pees. If I tell her to go to her bed for a treat or chewing stick, she gets overly happy and pees.

I am getting extremely sick of it.

The pee isn't a full pee but its not just pee drops either. It's a string of pee. Enough yo smell and make a mess.

We live in an averment, and we walk twice a day. We have a balcony, where I put a small children's pool and use some pads inside. I have been trying to phase out the pads but with no luck, since every time she wakes up from her crate she immediately goes to the pad to pee.

I guess you could say she is potty trained outside, where she always pees and poops, but she also pad trained inside for pee.

I have had no luck in phasing out the pads, and I have had no luck at all in getting her to stop the happy pee. If I get angry or loud, she pees more.

PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO!

Thank you

hey guys i need some advice. i just recently rescued a 5 month old puppy. had him for a few months now but im having a hard time bonding with him. he’s a very independent dog. doesn’t snuggle, doesn’t need your attention but i feel like he doesn’t trust me:( he doesn’t try to play with me. i try to play with him but he doesn’t seem interested. When he’s scared he doesn’t come to me for comfort so im just really confused:( the first dog i rescued, we had an instant bond. so this time its very different and i dk what to do:( has anyone else had this same experience?

My 10 week old puppy has been home for 2 weeks. We can leave her home for a few hours and she doesn’t cry or whine at all. We have a security camera to watch. But about an hour or two after we get in bed she starts howling and will not stop until I go calm her down. Why is she ok with being left alone and what will help her stop howling at night? We haven’t let her in our bed at night because we’re letting our cats have a safe space

I work in healthcare and my schedule varies wildly and unpredictably. This will never change. That being said, puppy (7-month old Doberman/Australian Shepherd I’ve had since 8 weeks old) is never left alone for long periods and always has enrichment, exercise, is crate-trained, and a super good boy. Some weeks I have 5 days off at home with him. Other weeks, 1 day off. The days I work are sometimes consistent. I may go into work at 3am and not return until 8pm (again, puppy is taken care of during this time-he is never left in his crate or pen for more than 6 hours). On nights I work late, but don’t work the next day, I’ll let him stay up late with me because I didn’t see him all day. He self-settles beautifully and then when I’m ready for bed, he goes to his crate and sleeps through the night. I treat every moment I’m with him as a training opportunity. Even if he’s sitting calmly in the kitchen as I make dinner, it’s “good settle buddy!” and a treat. So he gets A LOT of training.

I feel like he’s adapted well, but I still worry as I see countless posts/articles/social media videos about how your dog must have a consistent routine or they’ll become anxious and misbehaved. I know adolescence is beginning and I’m worried I’ll confuse normal adolescent behavior with abnormal behavior due to stress from my irregular schedule.

Is my “irregular” schedule actually “regular” to HIM at this point? Please share your experiences🙏🏻🐾

​Hi everyone,

I'm looking for advice on working with a low-confidence puppy, a new experience for me. He’s 18 weeks old, from good lines, generally calm and very gentle and respectful, but clingy, often neurotic, lacking independence and unlike all our other dogs and my experience with this breed and LGDs in general.

​Specific Questions: ​Squeezing In: When I cuddle/praise our other dogs, he pushes in to squeeze them out. He drives them away by intense 'jealous licks' to their faces. What's the best approach: divert to him (rewarding), cuddle both, ignore, or gently reject/redirect him?

​The "Crutch" Older Dog: with her around, he tackles all life's obstacles (physical/social) just by following her, kind of clumsily. Without her, he's cautious and shy. Are we creating a 'crutch' and should we take him out alone more? I feel like he hugely benefits and learns from her example, but wondering if more experiences where he is challenged alone would be better for his self confidence?

​Correcting Without Stress: How do I ignore, correct, or treat behaviours such as begging, blocking a hallway, wanting a lap sit, interrupting, when ignoring causes him stress e.g. a string of 'nervous yawns' and walking around neurotically on eggshells until comforted?

He’s a big cuddle bug love bear, but even after 1.5 months still "on eggshells" in the house with our dogs and cats, he clearly yearns for interaction and play with them but too scared to initiate and I suspect they shun him for his lack of confidence.

​We've had him a month. We are using basic agility and play, and seeing slow progress, but I suspect we can do better with home dynamics. Any help or shared experience is appreciated! Cheers!

My pug died 6 months ago and I really miss him, I have been to see some doberman puppies (I know completely different) and I have fallen in love with one. Is this too soon to get a new puppy or will it help me with the loss of my pug Frankenstein?

I have a one year old standard poodle female, and since we brought her home she eats absolutely everything. She has to be crated because she will steal food and get up on counters if she has the opportunity. She knows she is not supposed to do that because she gets very guilty. She also can’t help herself from stealing and eating tissues, dirty towels and underwear. And if she has something she really wants, she may get agressive over it. We stay pretty diligent in keeping her away from food and the other inedible things she likes, but sometimes she still finds something. I’m scared she will get something that will seriously hurt her, but she will not stop eating everything and anything. She is fed about two to three cups of food a day, dry food with occasional treats like chicken and cheese. She can’t have anything other than dry food because she will have liquid poop. Which is another reason why she can’t be stealing food, the clean up that follows is awful. Please also don’t suggest training because we’ve exhausted that option, it only works when we are in the room.